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WWE: WrestleMania XXVI (Three Disc Collector's Edition)

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If you are planning to buy WWE Wrestle Mania 26 dvd then the collector's edition dvd pack is the only one you should get largely because it is this collectors edition that has the FULL UNEDITED HALL OF FAME CEREMONY where as the other versions all have a shorter, edited version of that ceremony. Other than that the collectors edition also has the Raw and Smackdown shows in full after WM26 + some great matches of the Hall of Fame inductees and the Wm 26 battle royal which was not shown on ppv.

This dvd pack is priced the same as the normal edition so why spend money on something that doesnt offer any significant value when for nearly the same price, you can get a collectors edition pack with all the value able freebies.

Well after a significant time off, I have returned to post a another review with this one being WrestleMania 26. This event was hosted at the University of Phoenix Stadium with an attendance record of 72,219 as not only was history made & titles were defended but also brought closure to two sets of feuds. Just to add a few notes, this was the first time since WM XII that I can remember that Jim Ross didn't do any commentary for this show & for me, was certainly missed in action but let us not get the facts get in the way of a good story.

Unified Tag Team Champions Big Show & The Miz vs John Morrison & R-Truth. For the first time since WM 22, the tag team titles are actually defended at the biggest stage of them all. I wouldn't classify this as a good opener because the match was too short for it to be anything memorable but there was some good moments with Big Show coming out looking stronger (literally & figuratively) than everyone else.

Randy Orton vs Ted Dibiase vs Cody Rhodes. The break-up of Legacy & this match played out exactly how everyone predicted it would with Dibiase & Rhodes actually turning this match into a handicap match by constantly double-teaming Orton with Orton getting a flurry here & there. However, the match would quickly turn once Dibiase & Rhodes just got too greedy for their own good allowing Orton to take advantage with his trademark "punt" much to the delight of the crowd, who was "pro-Orton" throughout the contest.

Now, I don't normally focus on backstage skits but there was a skit that occurred during Vickie Guerrero's interview involving Santino, Mean Gene, Mae Young & Melina that I just enjoyed & thought that it was well done.

"Money In The Bank" Ladder Match: Jack Swagger vs Christian vs Dolph Ziggler vs Shelton Benjamin vs Drew McIntrye vs Matt Hardy vs M.V.P. vs Evan Bourne vs Kofi Kingston vs Kane. This is the biggest (literally) MIB match that has been done to date due to this one having the most people in it since the match debuted. As is the case with this match every year, this match had plenty of moments like Christian delivering a monkey-flip onto Kofi to a ladder with guys behind it, Kane destroying the ladder & Drew McIntrye, Evan's "shooting star press" along with taking the worst fall of the match later on, Kofi using a broken ladder in a way that you have to see believe, Christian's reverse DDT from the top of the ladder to Matt Hardy, Matt getting knocked off the ladder onto another one, and the sequence of Swagger getting crushed in between two ladders while Christian, Hardy & Evan climbed to the top. It wasn't the best one that they did but this was still an entertaining match that delivered when it came to spots.

Triple H vs Sheamus. Sheamus made his WM debut against the man that he choose to face in Triple H while this is the first time since WM 15 that Triple H is not in a high-profile main event at WrestleMania. I can honestly say that I am not a big fan of Sheamus but he certainly held his own here as he told a good story in making every move count against Triple H as if he was a veteran (when he is still a rookie) before it was one mistake that allowed Triple H to get back in the game (no pun intended). This was a solid match that actually made me enjoy seeing Sheamus as an in-ring competitor.

Rey Mysterio vs CM Punk. The stipulation to this match was that if Rey loses, he must join "The Straight Edge Society". I do want to point out that Mysterio's "Avatar" look heavily makes up for his "Joker" attempt that felt flat in my eyes the year before. These two didn't get so much time to tell a story like their previous Armageddon match but with the time that they had, they didn't disappoint here. With Luke Gallows & Serena getting involved at times, this was an exciting fast paced contest that made me wish these two got more time but it certainly didn't leave me disappointed with the quality.

No Holds Barred: Bret Hart vs Vince McMahon. Bret Hart returns to WrestleMania for the first time since his classic submission match with Steve Austin at WrestleMania 13. Before the match got started, Vince McMahon brought out the Hart Family stating that he had purchased their services for them to be Lumberjacks for this match only to be revealed that Bret was in on the whole scheme. This match was really all about the story of Bret getting his revenge as fans shouldn't have expected Bret to give a quality performance at this stage in his career. Basically, the Hart Dynasty was there to do the impact spots including doing an old finisher from the Hart Foundation days on the outside of the ring before Bret beat Vince down with a chair & doing one last Sharpshooter to bring this issue to conclusion.

World Champion Chris Jericho vs Edge. After years of these two battling & having "on/off" feuds over the years, this was their first high profile singles match & how appropriate that it was at WrestleMania for the World Championship. This was a pure "old school" wrestling match that was never fought at a fast pace as it allowed each man to look strong & building up the suspense towards the end with a good story being told with Jericho attacking Edge's injury & even using many counters to avoid the spear. The ending was a surprise since it not only ended clean but the winner was actually a surprise. However, pay attention to the aftermath as Edge got his revenge that he vowed to get in a way that you will not believe.

Michelle McCool, Layla, Maryse, Alicia Fox & Vickie Guerrero vs Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Eve Torres, Gail Kim & Beth Phoenix. This is one of those matches that you are either going to like or hate depending on how you choose to look at it as this match was real short with everyone just doing their finishers but I will say that I actually found this to be funny as I couldn't stop laughing at Vickie Guerrero whether she was getting beat up or just hiding. On a personal note though, I did enjoy seeing Vickie pay homage to her late husband Eddie Guerrero before doing what was called a "Bullfrog/Hog" splash & doing a sloppy pinfall.

WWE Champion Batista vs John Cena. Just like how I was shocked that their SummerSlam '08 match turned out to be really good considering that I am not a huge fan of either man, this match delivered as these two men worked well together. They exchanged power moves along with some surprising grappling counters with Batista focusing on Cena's neck in the early stages of the match before Cena gained momentum before both men began dishing out their trademark moves along with counters that were similiar to their previous clash & others that we haven't seen before. This match delivered more than I expected & I would call this Cena's best WM match along with this being one of Batista's best performances as well. And just like the last title match, the aftermath where Cena addressed the fans with the "WE HATE CENA" shirts was a sight to see.

Streak vs Career: The Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels. Taker's streak against HBK's career & hats off to WWE as for the first time since WrestleMania XI, a non-title match is headlined as the main event but I am pretty sure that most fans were looking forward to this match more than anything else on the card. These two deserved to go last after putting up not only an instant classic last year but also the match of the year of 2009. Despite that, this match once again lived up to the hype as they put on another classic match that was actually more aggressive & physical than their previous classic a year ago. This match had many moments like HBK doing Taker's classic "throat slash" at the start, Taker delivering the tombstone on the floor, Shawn hitting three "Sweet Chin Musics", Taker's "Last Ride", Shawn doing an unbelievable moonsault through the announce table that just got the fans on their feet & kept them there till the end of the match with chants of "THIS IS AWESOME". But the biggest moment of the match was near the end where Taker showed more emotion than is expected from him before Shawn wouldn't let this end without a fight that lead to the most impactful tombstone that we have seen in years. Once again just like the previous matches, the aftermath was something as new & emotional WrestleMania moment was created that will never be forgotten.

Now from what I have heard/seen, there are three versions of this event (two on DVD & one on Blue-Ray). I got the "Collector's Edition" so with this event you get the pre-show WrestleMania Battle Royal along with the entire Hall Of Fame ceremony with new inductees Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon, Wendi Richter, Stu Hart, Antonio Inoki, Bob Uecker, "Gorgeous" George & "Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase but also with that you get matches & moments involving these inductees including Dibiase's favorite WM match vs Jake Roberts (WrestleMania VI), Antonio Inoki's Japanese Heavyweight Championship match vs The Great Hossein, Wendi Richter's Women's Championship match vs The Fabulous Moolah, Stu Hart tribute & two matches involving "Gorgeous" George & "Mad Dog" Vachon. Unfortunately, Shawn Michaels's farewell address is not included on the DVD set.

Overall, this was one of the best WrestleManias that the WWE has put out in recent years. It wasn't perfect but this heavily made up & surpassed the disappointment of the previous years WrestleMania so I would give this WrestleMania a solid 4 star rating but with the Hall Of Fame ceremony, the battle royal & the extra matches makes this a 5 star showcase that I would recommend to any wrestling fan, not just a WWE Fan.

This in my mind was one of the most epic Wrestlemania's ever because this finally had matches that you could sit through and watch without getting bored or falling asleep and a major improvement in main event matches especially the WWE and World title matches.

Unified Tag Title Match : Big Show and The Miz vs John Morrison and R-Truth - An average way to kick off Wrestlemania 26 but though this was just over 3 minutes it was extremely fast paced and exciting, some great moves but a knock out punch from the Big Show to John Morrison allows The Miz to pin him and retain the Tag Titles. Rating - 6/10

Randy Orton vs Cody Rhodes vs Ted Dibiase - This match featured all 3 former Legacy members going head to head in a surprisingly good match all 3 men put on a great and enjoyable match to watch but at the end Orton RKO's Dibiase and punt kicks Rhodes and pins him for the victory. Rating - 7.5/10

MiTB Ladder Match : Jack Swagger vs Evan Bourne vs Dolph Ziggler vs Shelton Benjamin vs MVP vs Matt Hardy vs Christian vs Drew Mcintyre vs Kane vs Kofi Kingston - Everybody said this was one of the worst MiTB ladder matches ever but i found it extremely good and entertaining and once again Shelton Benjamin and Kofi Kingston stole the show but Evan Bourne also put on an awesome performance. But it was an absolute shocker that Swagger came out on top because i thought that it would be Drew Mcintyre who would have won this match but then again MiTB matches are very unpredicatable. Rating - 8/10

Triple H vs Sheamus - This match saw Sheamus debut at Wrestlemania in one of the best matches of the night and Sheamus finally put on an awesome performance to watch but despite the effort Triple H nails a Pedigree and pins Sheamus for the win on the Grandest Stage of them all. Rating - 8.5/10

Rey Mysterio vs CM Punk (If Mysterio loses he joins the SES) - Wrestlemania always has been home to some of the greatest matches in WWE history and I thought that this match would be one of them but shockingly ended short just before the 7 minute mark which in my mind was extremely dissapointing. But anyway it wasn't what i expected but it still was a good match but if it had been longer it would have been far better but still good performance by both men. Mysterio gets the win after a 619 to Punk and a splash to stand tall at Wrestlemania 26. Rating - 6.5/10

Bret Hart vs Mr. McMahon : No Holds Barred - I actually thought this would be like McMahons previous 'Mania matches against Hulk Hogan and Shawn Michaels but it turned out to be possibly the most boring and dull match in Wrestlemania history. McMahon gets the hell beaten out of him by Bret Hart and The Hart Dynasty and finally Hart locks in the Sharpshooter and McMahon taps out finally allowing Hart to get his revenge. Rating - 2/10 (being generous)

Chris Jericho vs Edge : World Heavyweight Title Match - I remember both these men having an epic Steel Cage match on an edition of Smackdown in 2002 which was the last time these 2 fought one on one and they hoped to redo that awesome match without the cage surrounding them though and they did not dissapoint the WWE Universe at all. The 2 put on an excellent match going back and forth with several breathtaking manuvers. I actually thought that Edge would win this match but Jericho nails 2 codebreakers and finally covers Edge for the extremely hard fought win. But what might have stood out the most from all of that would be the after match spear that sent Jericho through the barricade at ringside. Rating - 9/10

Michelle McCool,Vickie Guerrero,Alicia Fox,Maryse and Layla vs Beth Phoenix,Mickie James,Gail Kim,Kelly Kelly and Eve Torres : 10 Diva Tag Match - Ok I said earlier that Bret Hart vs Mr. McMahon was one of the most boring matches in Wrestlemania history this is the worst. No comment winners Team McCool. Rating - 0.75/10

John Cena vs Batista : WWE Title Match - It was back in Summerslam 2008 which was the last and only time that these 2 met one on one in the ring and ever since then neither man could compete again because Batista lost his title to Chris Jericho in 2008 and couldn't step into Survivor Series to defend his gold against the man he faced in this match John Cena. When Batista turned heel and became one of the most hated superstars in the WWE and then had his sights set on the World title but was unable to gain the gold back but when he entered the Royal Rumble match in January he was eliminated by John Cena which made this rivalry worse because the next night Batista brutalised Cena with a Batista bomb on steel steps. Then at Elimination Chamber Cena survived a brutal chamber match but after the win Mr.McMahon placed Cena in another match against Batista which he won ending Cena's reign.(match reviewed below)

Ok so that explains the rivalry of those 2 and now onto the match. This contest is definetly one of the most memorable in Wrestlemania history not only because they are 2 of the bigeest stars in the WWE but because this was only the second time they had fought. This match was quite the same as their match back at the 2008 Summerslam especially all the signature moves delivered. It mwas an extremely intense contest but several moments stood out such as Batista catching Cena with a huge Batista bomb while Cena was leaping of the top turnbuckle or Cena's massive Five Knuckle Shuffle from the top rope onto Batista. Both men fought a grueling match hitting every move in their arsenal but at the end John Cena makes Batista tap out to the STF claiming his 9th World title. Rating - 8/10

Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels : Streak vs Career Match - Possibly the greatest match in the history of Wrestlemania and definetly the most emotional match ever seen. It was last year at the 25th Anniversary of Wrestlemania where Michaels came so close to finally ending he Streak but Undertaker proved how powerful he really is tombstoning his way to a victory and extending the streak to 17-0. At Wrestlemania 25 their match was just a basic Singles match, this year it was a No Disqualification and No Count-Out match so there were no restrictions to what they do to each other. This was definetly the match of the night and the match of the decade it was also the greatest match i had ever seen. It took 4 tombstone piledrivers to silence Michaels but even though Michaels lost he made a huge impact nailing a death defying moonsault onto the Undertaker who at the time was lying on the announce table causing the Undertaker to scream in pain and also nailing the loudest Sweet Chin Music ever heard in the WWE. But Undertaker was too much for Michaels as 'Taker nailed the 4th and final tombstone to pick up the win and extend the streak to 18-0 and ending HBK's career. Rating - 100/10

Overall i give this show out of 100 i give it an amazing 86/100 because of all the awesome matches delivered at this amazing Wrestlemania and i also praise the improvement in World title matches I haven't seen World title matches this good since Wrestlemania 23 (Undertaker vs Batista and John Cena vs Shawn Michaels). Anyway an epic show and thanks for reading this hope to hear on your feedback. Please send any comments to mishalwwechamp@hotmail.com thank you.

This was a non-dissapointing WrestleMania without a doubt. When I saw this live on pay-per-view, I thought it sucked. That was because I watched 4/10 matches. It had the return of a big Hall of Famer seeking revenge after the Montreal Screwjob of 1997, one of the biggest Career Threatening rematches in history, and two great other Championship Main Events. I am going to start rating matches out of 10 and labeling the times for the matches since they are on wikipedia.

1. Unified Tag Team Championship Match

ShowMiz (The Big Show and The Miz)(c) vs. John Morrison and R-Truth (3:23)

I highly enjoyed this matched even though kept short. The Miz and Morrison fight well together and were a great tag team. I dont think this should have been a filler like it was since it took up 5 minutes. A pretty obvious ending. 7.5/10

2. Triple Threat Match

Randy Orton vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Ted DiBiase Jr. (9:02)

I liked this match overall, but Randy Orton should have had a more main-eventing position in the pay-per-view. I also didn't think it was a good idea for Legacy to completely disband. I think this would have better off being a 2-on-1 handicap match. Randy Orton made great double team moves on his own and took a beating at the same time. Rhodes and DiBiase pretty much touched each other and made a big deal about it. You don't need to know everything about WWE to guess that Randy Orton won. 7/10

3. 10 Man Money in the Bank Ladder Match:

Christian vs. Evan Bourne vs. MVP vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Jack Swagger vs. Kane vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Matt Hardy (13:44)

When I first saw this match, I loved it a lot. I thought that it was a long, great, must-watch match. After buying the DVD, I thought the opposite. I didn't enjoy it as much as I did at first. I is still a good Money in the Bank Ladder Match, and the only 10 man one. The best part was when Kingston used the split ladder and walked across the ring using it as legs. Also, Evan Bourne doing the shooting star press of the top of a ladder and on to Christian. I actually expected more of Christian and Benjamin because of their fantastic ladder match they had at TLC 2009. 7.5/10

4. Triple H vs. Sheamus (12:09)

I also would have liked Triple H being a big main-eventer as well. But since he wasn't he put on a great and memorable match with the the Celtic Warrior, Sheamus. A well thought out power vs. power match with OK story behind it. I don't think I've ever seen Shaemus working his ass of more. This was just a challenge kind of match with Sheamus trying to make a memorable WrestleMania moment. The promo gives good background on Triple H and his WrestleMania moments. 8.5/10

5. CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio (6:59) (If Mysterio loses, he must join the Straight Edge Society)

This match was given short time, but turned out incredible, I had to watch it twice. All the promo is just explaing how Mysterio's daughter turned 9 on the day of a SmackDown! show. And, of course, the new heel CM Punk comes out and ruins the celebration. This great match turned into a great rivalry throughout the beginning of 2010. Punk and Mysterio brought a great match at Armageddon 2008 if you've never seen it. CM Punk did the most work in the match based of reversals. Rey Mysterio really pulled off a couple successful high-flying moves and jst did kicks. The best thing Mysterio did do was backflipping of the ropes, and onto Punk's back while holding his wrist. 8.5/10

6. No Hods Barred Match

Bret Hart vs. Vince McMahon (11:09)

Everybody has waited for the return of Bret "Hitman" Hart for months now, then Mr. McMahon finally allowed it. I knew how it would turn out. (Them fighting at WrestleMania) AND GUESS WHAT!!! it sucked. I would have rather saw McMahon bring out Shane McMahon and Bret Hart would beat him with a kendo stick. The only thing that I actually liked about this match was the ass whooping that Hart gave McMahon. I know that if I was a WWE fan 15 years ago, I would have loved Bret Hart 4/10

7. World Heavyweight Championship Match

Chris Jericho(c) vs. Edge (15:47)

I loved the idea of this match happening and Edge returning. I didn't know how Chris Jericho would become 5 time World Champion, but I knew he would. The whole thing with the Elimination Chamber was a great idea. Anyway, great match. Decently paced. This seemed like a techical match which I thought was great. Edge had many attempts of hiitting the Spear and Jericho actually hit the Walls of Jericho a lot. I am probably getting this entire description wrong because I barely remember this match. 8.5/10

8. 10 Diva Tag Team Match: Michelle McCool, Layla, Maryse, Alicia Fox and Vickie Guerrero vs. Kelly Kelly, Eve, Mickie James, Gail Kim and Beth Phoenix (3:24)

This match was just a filler which should have been an add-on to the tag team match and the Punk vs. Mysterio match. All it was was Vickie Guerrero getting her ass kicked then hitting a frog splash onto Kelly Kelly. Vickie's team wins, not important. No rating

9. WWE Championship Match

Batista(c) vs. John Cena (13:30)

I honestly enjoyed this match more than the Heavyweight Match. This rivalry started at the Elimination Chamber when John Cena won the WWE Championship then Batista came and won it due to a deal he made with Vince McMahon. Then it turned to an argument to see who better man was. This match featured the back and forth punches and the Boo! Yeah! chants with the crowd on Batistas side. Starting at the 9 minute mark, the match got great. Batista pulled off the same move that he did at SummerSlam 2008 on Cena to almost break his neck, AGAIN. I would definintely watch this match. 9/10

10. Career vs. Streak No Count Out, No Disqualification Match

The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels (24:00)

This match was amazing, fast-paced and so exciting. I still think that their WrestleMania XXV encounter beat this match, but not by a lot. Their match at WM 25 was just a singles match. This was a No Disqualification Match with HBK's Career on the line. This included about 2x more Superkicks from Shawn Michaels and probably the most vicious tombstone I have ever seen from the Undertaker. This was a great way to main event WrestleMania. After the match, the two shook hands. 10/10

Overall PPV Rating

75/100

WRESTLEMANIA 26

The first pay per view I didn't have to pay for in forever was a really fun one, especially since I didn't pay for it. In case you are wondering my brother paid for this one because his favorite of all time Bret Hart returned, so of course I let him pay.

DISC 1

1.[TAG TITLES] BIG SHOW & MIZ VS JOHN MORRISON & R TRUTH-the first match of the night is actually really quick, I thought the opening bout would be a bit longer but ok. Since it was short the action was good with a lot of high spots and high impact moves. I had a feeling going into this that the title was not going to change hands, and I was right. This was good opening match, I love looking out at the crowd in this match, for some reason it felt like old school WrestleMania but it was just to short.3.5/5

2.[TRIPLE THREAT] RANDY ORTON VS CODY RHODES VS TED DIBIASE-this one right here is actually one of my favorites on the entire card. This mach is actually more technical than one might think, really go back and watch it. And I am not just talking about the actual wrestling but also the story telling. The action is excellent and I love in the beginning when then are tearing Orton up literally bit by bit. Also they call Orton the viper and it fits because he moves like a snake, check his mannerisms. This is an excellent match that I really enjoy.4/5

3.[MONEY IN THE BANK LADDER MATCH] KOFI KINGSTON VS MVP VS EVAN BOURNE VSJACK SWAGGER VS SHELTON BENJAMIN VS MATT HARDY VS DOLPH ZIGGLER VS DREW MCINTYRE VS KANE VS CHRISTIAN-now I am a huge fan of this match and every year I look forward to it more so than any other most of the time. And each year it is an excellent match and continues to do so this time. But with that said I would have to say this one while good was not one of the best. Of course there was a lot of action and some high spots so of course it was very entertaining. But to my surprise Jack Swagger takes this one, another year my boy Shelton was screwed.4/5

4.TRIPLE H VS SHEAMUS-I have to admit I am a fan of Sheamus and love that he won the title, I have always like the heels a lot more so than the baby faces. The lead into this match was an excellent one and I love the line "this warrior bows to no king". This match had that old school feel to it and that only added to the story of the match. The match its self was a great one with both pulling off all kinds of stuff. I actually thought it was over at certain times but they kept kicking out. That is until Triple H finished him off and walked out once again at Mania victorious.3.8/5

5.REY MYSTERIO VS CM PUNK-another great match that pits two of the best in the company against each other. Punk dominates a lot of the match as Ray plays the small underdog really well. There are some great high spots and outside interference but Rey fights back like a classic smaller underdog. Rey takes the win in this one and saves him self from joining the Straight Edge Society.3.8/5

6.[NO HOLDS BARRED] BRET HART VS MR. MCMAHON-this was one of the biggest moments I can remember and was the highlight of the night for my brother who was going nuts when Bret walked out. You see my brother like every one else knows that wrestling is fake [well you know what I mean the real danger is there as is the athletic ability and such, these guys never get enough real credit] but when Bret came back on Raw he said the same thing he said this night week after week "quite, REALITY is happening right now". I could not wait to see this match because I missed them old days with Bret, but I also knew because of his past injuries he was limited. Of course my bro hates Vince for what he did to Bret and was going crazy when Vince brought out Bret's family to screw him over again. Of course he was cheering loudly when the double cross happened, Vince's face was priceless. And from the first punch on my bro was the loudest, and to be honest I was close to that volume. To me this was the perfect match between these two. It was a beat down and Vince never once had any offense of his own, the way it should have been. The past between these two lead to this beat down on Vince and I think it was the right thing for Bret's return. After his strokes and such and now being limited it was the perfect match between him and Vince. Plus who does not love that Sharpshooter we all wanted to see, to me this is a CLASSIC and those chair shots were vicious.5/5

7.[WORLD TITLE] CHRIS JERICHO VS EDGE-now this has nothing to do with me being a Jerichoholic but I can't stand when the champ comes out first. The challenger is supposed to enter first followed by the champ. This was for Jericho's title and he was looking to keep it while Edge wanted it more than anything. The big thing about this was that Edge had speared Chris every week prior to this. Naturally when you get two of the best in there you will get a great match. Back and forth with a lot of near falls including a code breaker off of the spear. Jericho keeps the belt but still eats a spear.4/5

8.[10 DIVA TAG] MICKIE JAMES, KELLY KELLY, EVE, GAIL KIM, BETH PHOENIX VS MICHELLE MCCOOL, MARYSE, LAYLA, ALICIA FOX, VICKIE GUERRERO-of course this is the worst match on the card but that is ok because it is short and sweet and by sweet I mean the ladies. Each one gets their spot in with their finisher and such with only maybe two of these women actually being real wrestlers and not just eye candy. One of those two is Beth and I will let you guess on the other one, I wish the WWE took the women's division as serious as TNA does unlike the last tag match I' am thankful this is short.2.5/5

DISC 2

1.[WWE TITLE] BATISTA VS JOHN CENA-once again the champ comes out first and I will never understand why that is, although Cena's entrance as normal is great. Now I will admit that I am a fan of Cena and always have been, I wish he would go heel again, and Batista is so much better as a heel in my opinion. I knew that on this stage these two would deliver a great match especially for these two. Of course I was right and the match was actually suspense full at points and you could see the crowd was really into this one. The action was good with near fall after near fall that eventually went to Cena winning the match. I thought this was a really good match and worthy of being on this card.4/5

2.[STREAK VS CAREER] UNDERTAKER VS SHAWN MICHAELS-the match I was waiting for the most since Shawn is my all time favorite and I wanted him to beat Taker so bad. Of course every one was right there with me but they all thought there was no way Taker was going to lose his streak even if they wanted HBK to win. Much like my brother said earlier with Bret's match but to me reality was taking place in that ring. It was because I knew that if Shawn lost he really was retiring, it was not part of a storyline. While I did not know the out come yet I did know it would be match of the night and would live up to last years match. This has got to be one of the most dramatic matches ever as the fans just stood up and were in awe of these two legends. There were so many near falls and close calls it was incredible. The memorable moments happened throughout the match including a great moonsault from Shawn. The ending of this match is absolutely perfect with Shawn giving Taker the throat slash so that he could be finished off like a warrior. Taker giving him respect at the end and the crowd reaction afterwards was great.5/5

BONUS

3.26 MAN BATTLE ROYAL-this like any other battle royal is of course fun and very entertaining. I have always liked battle royals as has my brother and can't help but sit and enjoy every time we see one. There are plenty of guys in this one and it does not take long for guys to be eliminated at all. The action is quick as always in these kinds of matches but easy enough to watch, Yoshi Tatsu ends up winning this one.4/5

The following matches are bonus bouts that feature some of the HOF members from this year. It is because of that I have decided not to review the matches, these matches are tributes and I don't want to put a rating on that.

4.MAURICE "MAD DOG" VACHON VS RICK MCGRAW

5.[WOMEN'S TITLE] WENDI RICHTER VS THE FABOLOUS MOOLAH

6.[JAPANESE HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE] ANTONIO INOKI VS THE GREAT HOSSEIN

7.GORGEOUS GEORGE VS FRANKIE TALLIBER

8."MILLION DOLLAR MAN" TED DIBIASE VS JAKE "THE SNAKE" ROBERTS-

Other bonus chapters include a look at the legendary Stu Hart and Bob Uecker.

Then of course there is the Hall Of Fame bonus disc in which various legends get shown the respect they deserve. This years inductees were one of the greatest of all time The Million Dollar Man Ted Dibiase, the legendary Stu Hart, Gorgeous George, Wendi Richter, Mad Dog Maurice Vachon, Antonio Inoki, and Bob Uecker.

For the price this is a great set full of action and great bonus features, I recommend getting it now.

From Phoenix, Arizona tonight we will see if Cena can dethrone the newly engergized Batista, will Bret Hart finally get revenge for the Montreal Screwjob when he faces Vince McMahon in a No holds Barred Match and will Shawn Michaels final match take place against The Undertaker as HBK puts his career on the line to have another chance to break the undefeated streak of the Deadman?

-Unified Tag Team Championship Match, The Big Show & The Miz (Champions) vs. R-Truth & John Morrison: A quick one here as it's simply just to warm up the crowd, R-Truth & Morrison do their best even have the big man down for only a two count. John takes it to Miz who makes a blind tag to Show, Morrison gets hit with Knockout Punch and Miz covers to retain the titles. 3/10 cause it was so short.

-Triple Threat Match, Ted DiBiase vs. Randy Orton vs. Cody Rhodes: After months of tension, the breakup of Legacy had finally occured and Orton was out to destroy his two apprentices while Ted & Cody wanted to prove themselves on the grand stage of Wrestlemania. Its not a bad match though kind of underwhelming, there was the expected double teaming from Rhodes and DiBiase as the beat down Randy for a few minutes much to the crowds disapproval. That doesn't last too long as they soon go at it hammering each other in and out of the ring, then Orton makes his comeback hitting trademark move after move including a double DDT off the second rope. He hits the punt on Cody then the RKO on Ted and covers him to win. 5/10.

-Money In The Bank Ladder Match, Kofi Kingston vs. MVP vs. Evan Bourne vs. Jack Swagger vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Matt Hardy vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Kane vs. Christian: Talk about a packed match, a 10 man ladder match so its for sure to be filled with tons of high spots. The rest of the superstars target Drew & Kane to take the bigger men out, Dolph hits the Zig Zag on Christian off the ladder, Evan hits Air Bourne off a ladder onto Christian, Matt taking a massive spill onto a ladder. More great spots include a chokeslam to Ziggler on the ladder, a reverse DDT by Christian to Hardy off the ladder then at the end Swagger knocks Christian off the ladder and grabs the briefcase to win. 7/10.

-Howard Finkel introduces the class of 2010 Hall of Fame, Stu Hart (Represented by the hart Family), Wendi Ricther, Mad Dog Vachon, Antonio Anoki, Bob Uecker, Gorgeous George (Accepted by his ex wife Betty Wagner) and "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase.

-Sheamus vs. Triple H: Shockingly enough Trips is not near the top of the card here and this may have been a blessing as this was a good match that was perfect right where it was on the PPV. Its not really a fast paced match, Trips hits his usual offense including a figure four leg lock, Sheamus uses his power and works on Trips back and neck with a backbreaker and a chin lock. There's the comeback where both trade punches but the Trips hits the high knee, facebuster but only for two, Sheamus hits the big kick but only for two. Sheamus tries picking up Trips but he gets hit with the pedigree and Trips covers for the win. 6/10.

-CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio, If Rey Loses He Must Join the Straight Edge Society: Good pre-match promo from Punk who was in full heel mode tonight, Rey comes out in an Avatar like outfit and the fight is on, just too bad its so short. Punk targets Rey's knee while Serena and Luke Gallows get a couple of cheap shots in, Punk then slams Rey facefirst off the steel steps and it seemed everytime Rey hit a move he couldnt keep the momentum. However Rey does hit a DDT off the top rope but only for two, Rey then goes for the frog splash but Punk moves out of the way but only gets a cover for two. Rey sends Punk into Gallows then hits the 619 and the splash off the top for three. 6/10.

-No Holds Barred Match, Vince McMahon vs. Bret Hart: Over 12 years of anger and rage stemming from the Montreal Screwjob incident we have this match and while its not expected to be great given Bret's health and Vince's lack of wrestling ability this is still one bad match. Vince brings out the Hart family as lumberjacks claiming to have bought them off, even had Bruce Hart as the ref, but Bret turned it around saying family is stronger than money and they proceed to take turns beating up Vince. Bret doesn't do too much, throws some punches, uses a crowbar, a steel chair then locks on the sharpshooter and Vince taps out. 1/10. Bret and his family celebrate afterwards.

-World Heavyweight Championship Match, Chris Jericho (Champion) vs. Edge: Not a bad one here but it seemed just a tad forced given the spear chant Edge had going and that I don't think people bought into him coming back as a face. That being said they do work well together, but they have had better matches in the past, but for this match Chris targets the injured leg of Edge and his back setting up for the Walls, while Edge went after Jericho and kept setting up for the spear. Jericho hits Edge with the title belt then a Codebreaker and covers Edge to retain his title. 7/10. The aftermath was decent as Edge went nuts and hit a spear off the announce table through the barricade.

-10 Diva Tag Team Match, Michelle McCool, Layla, Alicia Fox, Maryse & Vickie Guerrero vs. Eve, Kelly Kelly, Mickie James, Gail Kim & Beth Phoenix: This is the expected clustered divas match and its not that good Vickie gets beat up some, then each of the women start hitting their finishers in succession. Vickie ends up hitting a splash off the top rope in a tribute to her late husband Eddie Guerrero as she covers Kelly to win. 1/10. Side Note: The commentary here was priceless as they didn't seem to care at all.

Disc 2

-WWE Championship Match, Batista (Champion) vs. John Cena: After their clash at Summerslam '08 these two didn't face off in a one on one match again until Batista came out at the Elimination Chamber PPV and beat Cena for the title. This match made up for their Summerslam match as it was well done as Batista used his power while Cena kept battling back to beat down the Animal. They both trade momentum and high impact moves and Batista kicks out of the AA, goes for the Batista Bomb but its countered into the STF and the Animal finally taps out giving Cena his 9th title reign. 9/10.

-Career vs. Streak, Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker: Last year these two had a match that should've been the main event of Wrestlemania, this time they are in the spotlight as they close the show, where if Shawn doesn't win he will retire. Is it as good as their match last year? No, how could it be? However its nearly as good and trying to describe a Shawn/Taker match is pretty much impossible, Shawn uses plenty of submission moves, Taker uses his power and there are plenty of memorable moments. At the end Michaels keeps trying to rise up, Taker yells at him to "Stay down", Shawn slaps Taker which causes the Deadman to hit a devastating Tombstone that keeps Michaels down for three, thus ending the career of HBK. 10/10.

Extras on Disc 2

-Wrestlemania 26-Man Battle Royal: Its the usual warm-up match for the live crowd before the PPV, lots of mid card wrestlers in this one with Yoshi Tatsu winning. 6/10.

Matches featuring some of the Hall of Fame Inductees

-1/1/85, Primetime Wrestling, Mad Dog Vachon vs. Rick McGraw

-7/23/84, MSG, Women's Championship Match, Wendi Ricther vs. The Fabulous Moolah

-12/17/79, MSG, Japanese Heavyweight Championship Match, Antonio Anoki vs. The Great Hossein

-1951, AWA, Gorgeous George vs. Frankie Talliber

-4/1/90, Wrestlemania VI, "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase vs. Jake "The Snake" Roberts

Disc 3

The entire Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony with speeches by Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon, Wendi Richter, Antonio Anoki, Bob Uecker, "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase and sppeches for Stu Hart (done by the Hart Family), Gorgeous George (done by his ex wife Betty Wagner). All of these speeches were good though DiBiase's is a personal favorite of mine and Uecker seemed very gracious that he was included in the Hall of Fame.

Its not the best Wrestlemania ever, the opening, Diva's and Bret/Vince match either were badly booked, boring or too long, but the main event matches help make it at least a decent one in the ranks of Wrestlemania history.

I personally really enjoyed this wrestlemania. here is the scoring system. there are 10 matches. so i will rank each match out of 10. total score at the end can be 100. very simple stuff.

1st match: unified tag team championships

champions big show & the miz (showmiz) vs. john morrison and R-truth

this match was a pretty good way to start an event such as wrestlemania. a lot of fast paced action and good showing from showmiz. in the end big show tagged himself in when miz was bouncing off the ropes and when morrison got on the second rope for the flash kick, big show put his lights out with a big right hand. showmiz retains. 6/10

2nd match: triple threat match

Randy orton vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Ted dibiase

You can obviously tell that this wasn't a triple threat match. more of a 2 on 1 handicap match. Rhodes and Dibiase practically beat the living crap out of Orton during the whole match. Whenever Randy got back up they would beat him down again. but eventually they started fighting for the pinfall. randy took advantage and got an RKO on them both and then punted Cody. winner: randy orton 5/10

3rd match: Money in the bank ladder match

Kane vs. Christian vs. Kofi Kingston vs. MVP vs. Matt Hardy vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Evan Bourne vs. Drew Mcintyre vs. Jack Swagger vs. Dolph Ziggler

to start off, mcintyre and ziggler did practically nothing the entire match. and i wasn't as impressed with this one as i was with the other MITB's. some highlights are, an airbourne off a ladder, a twist of fate off a ladder and kofi using to halves of a ladder as stilts! in the end, swagger climbed the ladder and took his breifcase. winner: jack swagger 6/10

4th match: Triple H vs. Sheamus

I LOVED this match. a lot of great action and a lot of storyline behind it as well. great performance by Sheamus who actually fought a better match than i thought. lots of signature moves and 2 big brogue kicks from sheamus, surprisingly, triple H was able to get up from them both. triple H was able to get a pedigree to put sheamus on the mat for the 3 count. winner: triple H 8/10

5th match: Rey mysterio vs. CM punk

I would give a hand to both the competitors in this match. although punk had the upper hand because mysterio couldn't go near the ropes in fear that the straight edge society might hit him. Mysterio even attempted a Eddie guererro frog splash. Rey is a favorite of mine but there is no denying punks skill in this sport as well. Rey got a 619 to put punk back in his place winner: Rey Mysterio 7/10

6th match: No holds barred match

Bret "hitman" Hart vs. Mr. Mcmahon

Why does mr. mcmahon make these challenges? he always gets the crap kicked out of him. Bret beats on him the entire match while his family cheered him on at ringside. Bret also gets a bunch of chairshots on vince which is payback for the Montreal screwjob. extremely slow paced match though, mostly cuz mr. mcmahon doesn't fight back the entire time winner: Bret Hart 4/10

7th match: World Heavyweight Championship

champion Chris Jericho vs. Edge

The match i couldn't wait for! completely even between both superstars. i had no idea how this was going to play out, i wasn't dissapointed though. i was sitting with my mouth wide open on the edge of my seat watching this one. lots of action everywhere, inside and outside the ring. Edge just couldn't get the spear no matter wat he did. but Jericho was clever, he hit Edge with the title belt when the ref was out, and was astonished when edge kicked out. so he hit a codebreaker and ended it to retain. But Edge got revenge after the match by spearing Chris off an announce table through a barricade!

winner: chris Jericho 10/10

8th match: 10 Diva tag team match

Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Eve, Gail Kim & Beth Phoenix vs. Michelle Mccool, Maryse, Layla, Alicia Fox & Vickie Guerrero

that's right, i said Vickie Guerrero. i understand that womens wrestling needs credit too. but they just arent fun to watch wrestle. i think this match was no good but still deserves credit where credit is due. Winner: team Guerrero 3/10

9th match: WWE championship

champion Batista vs. John cena

Best match of the night. stand up and applause this performance. cena and batista both fought untill their last breath here. batista kicked out of a attitude adjustment and powered his way out of an STF. Cena got out of 1 batista bomb. not as good as their i Quit match at over the limit but still a great classic! cena reversed the batista bomb into an STF to make Batista tap winner: John Cena 10/10

10th match: Streak vs. Career

Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels

two legends, one battle. one year before, these two put on the best match possibly ever at wrestlemania 25. Undertaker won with a tombstone piledriver. ever since then michaels has been looking for a rematch but the undertaker wouldn't give it to him. so michaels showed up inside the elimination chamber and cost undertaker the world championship. then undertaker excepeted. Another outstanding performance from both men. beating each other senseless and constantly trying to hit big moves. Michaels really stuck out in this match, he was fighting for his career here. but his fight was useless. after a long, brutal, epic and forever to be remembered battle. shawn was crawling up the undertakers leg with a lifless look in his eye. the undertaker looked like he had a hint of mercy in him for a second. but michaels delivered a large slap to the side of the face of the undertaker. the undertaker came back with probably the most devastating tombstone piledriver ive ever seen. the undertaker got the 3 count and helped michaels up at the end as a show of respect. and then michaels took the long walk up the stage and out the door. winner: Undertaker 10/10

overall score 69 pretty good score i say. definatly worth your time and money

This was a great WrestleMania, I could sit and watch every match on the card without getting bored or fast forwarding, the only match i try and skip through is the 10 Diva Tag match but that didnt really effect the card in general.

WWE Unified Tag Team Championship Match

ShowMiz(Big Show & The Miz) (C) VS. John Morrison and R-Truth

This was a good opener, nice paced action, decent selling, some good moves, the fans were into it. The Big Show nails John Morrison with the Knockout punch at the end enableing The Miz to cover Morrison to Retain the Tag Titles for Showmiz

Winners= ShowMiz (Big Show & The Miz) 3.5/5

Randy Orton VS. Cody Rhodes VS. Ted Dibiase

This was a great match, could of been alittle longer but great nonetheless. It was much better then I anticipated, these men have great chemistry together. The match Ends after Orton Punts Rhodes in the Skull and RKOs Dibiase after countering Dream Street. I dont beleive this should been second but I'm not complaining, Great match one of my favorites of the night.

Winner= Randy Orton 4/5

MITB Ladder Match

Kane VS. Kofi Kingston VS. Matt Hardy VS. Christian VS. MVP VS. Shelton Benjamin VS. Jack Swagger VS. Evan Bourne VS. Drew Mcintyre VS. Dolph Ziggler

Money in the Bank Ladder matches have become synonomous with WrestleMania. Going back and watching this makes me wonder why they would give this a stipulated PPV rather then keeping it on the Mania card. Stupid move if you ask me it really added alot to the event. This match was no different then previous ones, great match, great spots. I wasn't expecting Jack Swagger to win but hes great in ring and defanitly a future main eventer and I was happy to see they took a gamble and gave him this one. I thought It would of gone to Kingston, Christian or Mcintyre but nonetheless Great match.

Winner= Jack Swagger 5/5

Triple H VS. Sheamus

Great Match, much better then I anticipated, These 2 have great chemistry and can work a great match together. I would of liked to have seen more basic wrestling matches with these 2, they work well with one another, I was expecting to see a brawl with a few reversals and a few finisher attempts and hits however I was proven utterly wrong. Great match

Winner= Triple H 3.5/5

Rey Mysterio VS. CM Punk

This one I was alittle Dissapointed with. It was a good match no question but it was built up very well and ended up being one of the shortest matches on the card, just under 7 minutes. You can expect to see a good match anytime these 2 men hook up and this was no exception. WWE just didn't take or give these 2 any time to put on a classic which it could of been. Again good match but if you want a good taste of what these 2 are capable of watch their matches at Extreme Rules 2010 or Over The Limit 2010 those matches are proof they can put on a show.

Winner= Rey Mysterio 3/5

Bret Hart VS. Vince McMahon (No Holds Barred Match)

I thought as one of the posters below me stated that this would be more like McMahon VS. HBK or McMahon VS. Hogan or Vince VS. Shane but it wasnt. It ended up being a time killer that involved bret beating vince the whole match and ending it with a sharpshooter. It could of been much worse but it was nothing special.

Winner= Bret Hart 2/5

WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match

Chris Jericho (C) VS. Edge

This Match was a Great Match, Defanitly the second best match of the night no question. Anytime these 2 are in a match together you know youll get a good show, they have great chemistry. The match ends after Jericho nails Edge with the title belt and nails a codebreaker. I wasn't expecting Jericho to win seeing as how Edge won the Royal Rumble but I didn't care who won because I love watching both these guys. Surprise spear off the announce table through the barricade after the match was over. Edge got the last laugh of the night.

Winner= Chris Jericho 5/5

10 Diva Tag Team Match

Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Eve, Gail Kim and Beth Pheonix VS. Michelle McCool, Maryse, Layla, Alicia Fox and Vickie Guerrero.

Boring waste of time match, nothing special that they couldn't of done on raw. I would of much rather seen a decent singles match for the Women's Championship but they rarely do one on one women's championship matches at WM anymore.

Winners= Michelle McCool, Maryse, Layla, Alicia Fox and Vickie Guerrero. 1/5

WWE Championship Match

Batista (C) VS. John Cena

This Match had a good storyline and a solid buildup. Batista By the way should have been playing a heel character a long time ago, they actually show him with a personality instead of the strong and silent face character...boring. Good match, Although I like their SummerSlam 2008 match much better this match was good and smooth great offense, defense and selling by both men.

Winner= John Cena (New Champ) 4/5

Career VS. Streak Match

The Undertaker VS. Shawn Michaels

This was an amazing match, you very seldom see a follow up or part 2 match that is this good or stands out to the extent that this did. The fans were into this as much as the announcers, great showing by both men. You knew the streak wouldn't end but you didn't want HBK's Career to end so either outcome seemed unbeleiveable so that added much emotion, attention and anticipation to the match as well. Again great match Shawn Michaels went out with a bang.

Winner= The Undertaker (18-0) 5/5

All In All it was a great card and defanitly worth the buy even if you decide to skip Bret VS. Vince and the 10 diva tag you won't be missing much.

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I actually thought that this WM was very good and provided some awesome moments to add to ever expanding WM vault. This WM was held in Glendale AZ in front of 72,219 and it was stellar. The event began with a WM opening promo to get u primed for the event and then we see a fairly descent rendition of America the Beautiful by former American Idol contestant and winner Fantasia. On with the show:

The opening match is for the WWE Unified tag titles between the champs Big Show and Miz against John Morrison and R-Truth. This was a fairly good match that could have been given some more airtime as it clocked in at a little over 3:00. I was hoping to see Morrison explode in this match but due to the time he really could not do that. Still, this was a good way to open the card. I give this match a 5/10.

Next we get a segment called the sights and sounds of Wrestlemania which was an okay segment. Then, we go into the battle of legacy as former partners Randy Orton battled Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase Jr in a Triple Threat match. This was a good match. I was hoping to see more from Ted but otherwise I thought this match was basically very good with Orton getting the win at just over 9:00. 5/10

Next we get an interview with Vickie Guerrero who is actually one of my favorite personalities in WWE so i was entertained with this interview. Next we the get the Money in the Bank Ladder match which featured Kofi Kingston, MVP, Evan Bourne, Shelton Benjamin, Matt Hardy, Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntrye, Kane, Christian and eventual winner Jack Swagger. I was really expecting more from this match with show stealers and high flyers Kofi, Bourne and Shelton in the match but this match was actually just an average ladder match with no real show stealing moves. Kofi did provide some moments but nothing breathtaking. I give this match a 6/10.

Next we get the Hall of Fame class of 2010 which featured some interesting choices. This year we see Mad Dog Vachon, Wendi Richter, Stu Hart, Antonio Inoki, Bob Uecker, Gorgeous George and Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase go into the hall of fame. Always nice to see the superstars of the past. After this we see a video package of events that led up to the Triple H/Sheamus match.

The match with Triple H and Sheamus on paper looked like it could really stink up the card but suprisingly this match delivered. I liked the hard hitting nature of this match and how it appeared that maybe just maybe the young up and comer Sheamus might just come out on top until Triple H hits the pedigree for the pin and the win at 12:17. This was a good match. I give this one 8/10.

Then we go right into a video package of the events that led up to the Rey Mysterio/CM Punk match.

This match was good but really could have been a lot better if they would have been given more time to perform. The match, I felt could have went over 12:00 to maybe steal the show but it clocked in at just over 6:00, however I still feel that this match is a good match and worth the watch. 6/10.

Then we go right into a video package of the events that led up to the No Holds Barred match between rivals Bret Hart and Vince McMahon.

This was a good match that started with Vince apparently having bought off the entire Hart family who came out and surrounded the ring and Bruce Hart getting in the ring to be the referee. Bret though had a plan and it was a double cross and at this point basically it is a total beat down of Vince by most if not all of the Hart family getting their licks in. I was suprised at what Bret could do with the career ending brain damage he suffered as well as the stroke that he suffered, he was actually pretty good. I saw Vince take a beating by the family and with multiple chair shots as well. Vince decided to end it all when he applied the sharpshooter and Vince would submit at a little over 11:00. I liked this match. 8/10.

Up next we get another video package of events that led up to the World Heavyweight title match between Edge and Chris Jericho.

I got to tell u this match was very very very close to being the match of the night. You could tell that we were dealing with two hardened warriors who knew how to work a match with the time they were given. This match was a great wrestling match with some good highspots added in just to get the fans into it. I liked this match a lot. 10/10.

Up next we get a 10 Diva tag match between Michelle McCool, Maryese, Layla, Alicia Fox and Vickie Guerrero against Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Eve, Gail Kim and Beth Pheonix. This was an okay match but nothing special. I can't believe in the course of a few years just how much the Diva divison of the WWE has fallen. All in all you could just skip over this match. 2/10.

Next we get a video package of events that led up the WWE Championship match between Batista and John Cena.

This was a realy good match as well. It's not often even at WM that we get two exceptional title matches but this WM delivered and this match between Batista and Cena was just fantastic. I'm still a little on the fence as to whether this match was as good as the Summerslam they had and I can say that yes it is. I love seeing two powerhouses go at it and that's just what we got. This match was pure intensity from the opening bell. I recommend this match to anyone. 10/10.

Now we come to a suprising main event. Not since WM 11 had a WM ended with a non title match but come on we have maybe the two greatest stars that the WWE has ever had competing in a Streak vs. Career match (Takers WM undefeated streak was on the line against Shawn's career). I got goosebumps when I saw Shawn Michaels and the Undertaker come out and I was on the edge of my seat for this one. I remember sitting there and thinking God I love Taker but please don't Shawn lose. The match was back and forth and many false finishes to add to the drama but when it was all over Taker pinned Shawn and one of the greatest careers of all time was over. I watched as Shawn said bye to everyone in the stadium that night and I could not help but wonder: Will this be another Ric Flair moment? I can honestly say that as of this review, Shawn has not wrestled since this match and I hope he honors it. This match was just so good it could rank amongest some of the greatest matches of all time and PWI magazine named it match of the year as voted on by the fans. Just sit back, pop this match in and watch a classic between 2 of the best ever!!! 10/10.

All in all this Mania was one of the better ones that I have seen (and I have seen them all). The only problems I had with this card was maybe add some more time to the Triple Threat match and to the Rey/Punk match. Otherwise, this PPV was just great. What I really liked was the matches kept coming and no silly backstage things or extra things during the show to take away from the show. All in all this event is well worth seeing and the DVD has some pretty good extras including matches from most of the Hall of Famers. I give this event as a whole a 9/10. Highly recommended!!